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Background: The French Territory of the Afars and the Issas became Djibouti in 1977. A peace accord in 1994 ended a three-year uprising by Afars rebels.
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Common Name: Djibouti
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Local Official Name: Djibouti
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Abbreviated Name: Republic of Djibouti
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Official Name: Djibouti
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Official Script Name: Djibouti
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Local Common Name: Djibouti
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Former Name: French Territory of the Afars and Issas, Fren
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Territory of: NA
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Head of State: President Ismail Omar GUELLEH
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Government Type: republic
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Independence: 1977 June 27 (from France)
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Constitution: multiparty constitution approved by referendum 1992 Sep
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National Holiday: Independence Day, 27 June
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International Organization Participation: ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AFESD, AL, AMF, ECA, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ITU, NAM, OAU, OIC, OPCW (signatory), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WMO, WToO, WTrO
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Administrative Divisions: 5 districts (cercles, singular - cercle); 'Ali Sabih, Dikhil, Djibouti, Obock, Tadjoura
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Dependent Areas: NA
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Legal System: based on French civil law system, traditional practices, and Islamic law
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Suffrage: 18 years of age years
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Executive, Legislative and Judicial Branches: Executive Branch:
chief of state: President Ismail Omar GUELLEH (since 8 May 1999)
head of government: Prime Minister DILEITA Mohamed Dileita (since 4 March 2001)
cabinet: Council of Ministers responsible to the president
elections: president elected by popular vote for a six-year term; election last held 9 April 1999 (next to be held December 2002); prime minister appointed by the president
election results: Ismail Omar GUELLEH elected president; percent of vote - Ismail Omar GUELLEH 74.4%, IDRIS Moussa Ahmed 25.6%
Legislative Branch:
unicameral Chamber of Deputies or Chambre des Deputes (65 seats; members elected by popular vote for five-year terms)
elections: last held 19 December 1997 (next to be held NA December 2002)
election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - RPP 64, FRUD 11; note - RPP (the ruling party) dominated the election
Judicial Branch:
Supreme Court or Cour Supreme
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Party Leaders: Democratic National Party or PND [ADEN Robleh Awaleh]; Democratic Renewal Party or PRD [Abdillahi HAMARITEH]; Front pour la Restauration de l'Unite Democratique or FRUD [Ali Mohamed DAOUD]; People's Progress Assembly or RPP (governing party) [Ismail Omar GUELLEH]
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International Disputes: Djibouti maintains economic ties and border accords with "Somaliland" leadership while politically supporting the Somali Transitional National Government in Mogadishu
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Illicit Drugs: NA
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Location of Djibouti: Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, between Eritrea and Somalia
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Continent: Africa
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Land Area Total: 23,000 sq km
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Region: Eastern African |
Land Area Land: 22,980 sq km
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Capitol City: Djibouti
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Land Area Water: 20 sq km
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Current:
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Latitude: 011 30 N
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Border Boundary Land: 516 km
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Longitude: 043 00 E
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Border Boundary Coastline: 314 km
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Arable Land: 0.00 %
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Pastures: 0.00 %
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Crops: 0.00 %
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Woodlands and Forests: 0.00
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Highest Elevation: 2,028 m
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Location: Moussa Ali
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Lowest Elevation: -155 m
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Location: Lac Assal
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Largest City in Djibouti: Djibouti
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Djibouti Largest City Population: 523,000
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Threatened Species: 0
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Environmental Issues: inadequate supplies of potable water; desertification; endangered species
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Environmental Agreements: party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
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Irrigated Land: 10
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Bordering Countries: Eritrea 109 km, Ethiopia 349 km, Somalia 58 km
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Natural Resources: geothermal areas
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Geographical Terrain: coastal plain and plateau separated by central mountains
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Comparative Area of Djibouti: slightly smaller than Massachusetts
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Djibouti's Geography: strategic location near world's busiest shipping lanes and close to Arabian oilfields; terminus of rail traffic into Ethiopia; mostly wasteland; Lac Assal (Lake Assal) is the lowest point in Africa
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General Climate: desert; torrid, dry
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Natural Hazards: earthquakes; droughts; occasional cyclonic disturbances from the Indian Ocean bring heavy rains and flash floods
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Economic Overview: The economy is based on service activities connected with the country's strategic location and status as a free trade zone in northeast Africa. Two-thirds of the inhabitants live in the capital city, the remainder being mostly nomadic herders. Scanty rainfall limits crop production to fruits and vegetables, and most food must be imported. Djibouti provides services as both a transit port for the region and an international transshipment and refueling center. It has few natural resources and little industry. The nation is, therefore, heavily dependent on foreign assistance to help support its balance of payments and to finance development projects. An unemployment rate of 50% continues to be a major problem. Inflation is not a concern, however, because of the fixed tie of the franc to the US dollar. Per capita consumption dropped an estimated 35% over the last seven years because of recession, civil war, and a high population growth rate (including immigrants and refugees). Faced with a multitude of economic difficulties, the government has fallen in arrears on long-term external debt and has been struggling to meet the stipulations of foreign aid donors. Another factor limiting growth is the negative impact on port activity now that Ethiopia has more trade route options.
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GDP: $586,000,000 USD
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Currency: Djiboutian franc
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GDP per Capita: $1,400 USD
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Currency Code: DJF
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GDP Growth Rate: 0.00 %
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One $USD Equals: %fincurrencyequals% DJF
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Currency Exchange Rate History: Djiboutian francs per US dollar - 177.721 (fixed rate since 1973)
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GDP of Agriculture: 3.00 %
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GDP of Industry: 10.00 %
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GDP of Services: 87.00 % |
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Inflation Rate: 2.00 % |
Population in Poverty: 50.00 %
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Unemployment Rate: 50.00 %
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Tourism: 21,000.00 visitors each year
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Consumption by lowest 10%: 0.00 %
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Budget Revenue in USD: $135,000,000 USD
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Consumption by upper 10%: 0.00 %
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Budget Expenditures in USD: $182,000,000 USD
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Electricity Production: 180,000,000 kWh
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Electricity Exports: 0 kWh
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Electricity Consumption: 167,400,000 kWh
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Electricity Imports: 0 kWh
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Electricity Production by Source:
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Fossil Fuel Electricity Production: 100.00%
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Nuclear Electricity Production: 0.00%
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Hydro Electricity Production: 0.00%
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Other Electricity Production: 0.00%
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Oil Production: 0 barrels per day
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Natural Gas Production: 0 cu m
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Oil Consumption: 0 barrels per day
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Natural Gas Consumption: 0 cu m
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Oil Exports: 0 barrels per day
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Natural Gas Exports: 0 cu m
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Oil Imports: 0 barrels per day
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Natural Gas Imports: 0 cu m
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Proven Oil Reserves: 0 barrels
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Proven Natural Gas Reserves: 0 cu m
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External Debt: $366,000,000 USD |
Received in economic aid: $36,000,000 USD
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Donated in economic aid: $0 USD
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Agricultural Products: fruits, vegetables; goats, sheep, camels
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Primary Industries: construction, agricultural processing
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Industrial Growth Rate: 3.00 %
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Import Amount in USD: $440,000,000 USD - foods, beverages, transport equipment, chemicals, petroleum products
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Import Partners: France 13%, Ethiopia 12%, Italy 9%, Saudi Arabia 6%, UK 6%
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Export Amount in USD: $260,000,000 USD - reexports, hides and skins, coffee (in transit)
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Export Partners: Somalia 53%, Yemen 23%, Ethiopia 5%
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GINI Index: 0.00%
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Labor Force Number of People: 282,000
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Labor Force by Occupations: NA
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Radio Broadcast Stations: 3 |
Number of People with Radios: 52,000 |
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Television Broadcast Stations: 1 |
Number of People with Televisions: 28,000 |
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Number of People with Mainline Telephones: 10,000 |
Number of People with Mobile Phones: 0 |
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Internet Service Providers: 1 |
Internet Users: 1,400 |
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Internet Country Code: .dj |
Newspapers: 0 |
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Two Letter Country Code: DJ |
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Phone Country Code: +253 |
Electricity Voltage: Volts |
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Telephone Systems: general assessment: telephone facilities in the city of Djibouti are adequate as are the microwave radio relay connections to outlying areas of the country
domestic: microwave radio relay network
international: submarine cable to Jiddah, Suez, Sicily, Marseilles, Colombo, and Singapore; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) and 1 Arabsat; Medarabtel regional microwave radio relay telephone network
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Highways: 364 km |
Railways: 100 km
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Gas And Oil Pipelines: 0 km |
Waterways: 0 km
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Airports: 2 |
Heliports: 0
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Motor Vehicles: 28 per 1,000 people |
CO2 Emissions: 0 Metric Tons of CO2 per year |
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Per capita CO2 emissions: 0.00 Metric Tons of CO2 per year |
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Merchant Marines: NA
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Ports and Harbors: Djibouti
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Population: 472,810 people type - nationality |
Birth Rate: 40.33 births per 1,000 people |
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Population Density: 27.00 people per sq km |
Death Rate: 14.43 deaths per 1,000 people |
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Population Growth: 2.59% per year |
Fertility Rate per Women: 5.64 babies born per woman |
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Population Male 0-14: 100,903 |
Population Female 0-14: 100,420 |
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Population Male 15-64: 135,409 |
Population Female 15-64: 122,209 |
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Population Male 65+: 7,220 |
Population Female 65+: 6,649 |
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Population 0-14: 42.60% |
Literacy Rate: 46.20% |
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Population 15-64: 54.50% |
Literacy rate of Males: 60.30% |
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Population 65+: 2.90% |
Literacy rate of Females: 32.70% |
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Population that is Male: 53.00
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Population that is Female: 47.00% |
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Life expectancy at birth in years: 51.60 years |
Infant mortality rate - baby deaths per 1000 births: 99.70 Babies die per 1,000 births |
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Life expectancy at birth for Males: 49.73 years |
Life expectancy at birth for Females: 53.52 years |
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Rate of AIDS/HIV infection: 11.75%
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Number of people living with AIDS or HIV: 37,000
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Number of people who died of AIDS: 4,400 |
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Disease Risk:
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Diseases:
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Net Migration Rate per 1,000 people: 0.00
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Nationality: DJIBOUTIAN
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Ethnic Groups: Somali 60%, Afar 35%, French, Arab, Ethiopian, and Italian 5%
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Primary Language: French
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Other Languages: French (official), Arabic (official), Somali, Afar
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Primary Religion: Muslim
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Other Religions: Muslim 94%, Christian 6%
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Branches: Djibouti National Army (including Navy and Air Force)
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Manpower Fit to Serve: NA years
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Manpower Available: 110,221 People
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Manpower Fit to Serve: 64,940 People
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Amount of Manpower Available each Year: 0 People per year
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Expenditures: $26,500,000 USD per year
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Expenditures as a Percentage of GDP: 4.40
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Note: Phrasebase uses a variety of sources when compiling the facts and information presented above. This information is continually updated throughout the year.
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